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the u.s. added more than 1 million nairs under obama. that's 1,000 millionaires a day, or 40 millionaires an hour. now, in total there are now more than 5 million nairs in the u.s., 19 trillion in total wealth. the u.s. added more millionaires in obama's first three years than george busch created in his eight years. the obama gains are on par roughly clinton's second term, that was the big bull market earthquake the dot com boom. stock markets dried most of the growth decline in millionaires, the market rebounded in 2009 and 2010 gave us all those new millionaires, so, millionaires have done well under obama but as one of my readers wrote to me, brian, bernanke did more to create millionaires than barack obama. >> pretty much like dropping those million dollar -- >> it has. >> dollars from the sky, right? >> in order to take advantage of asset inflation, you have to have assets. >> that's right. most of the millionaires will lean toward romney. the top issues for voters are the national defic
the u.s. added more than 1 million nairs under obama. that's 1,000 millionaires a day, or 40 millionaires an hour. now, in total there are now more than 5 million nairs in the u.s., 19 trillion in total wealth. the u.s. added more millionaires in obama's first three years than george busch created in his eight years. the obama gains are on par roughly clinton's second term, that was the big bull market earthquake the dot com boom. stock markets dried most of the growth decline in millionaires,...
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the u.s., ford, gm, doing well. japanese automaker selling to china not doing so well. foreign automaker selling into china doing well at bmw. >> i think the suzuki thing mirrors what's happening at ford. >> i had an eye on one of their models. >> which one? >> the one with the four wheels. >> i have a harley in my garage. >> i'm not kidding. >> which garage is it by the way? do you even know? >> one of them is flooded. are you happy with that? >> is there a side car at leas.? >> i have tattoos all of the way up you just don't see them. suzuki blinking, ford, blinking, gm starting to blink. there's anti-globalization going on that we have to notice. some people say that i can't hack it in these markets. toyota was good. bmw was downbeat in terms of future. it wouldn't be something if everyone recognized what alcoa recognized. maybe it's too hard to be global. maybe it's too hard. go, suzuki was broken by the yen. it's hard to do business when you have these currency wars going on. >> how about
the u.s., ford, gm, doing well. japanese automaker selling to china not doing so well. foreign automaker selling into china doing well at bmw. >> i think the suzuki thing mirrors what's happening at ford. >> i had an eye on one of their models. >> which one? >> the one with the four wheels. >> i have a harley in my garage. >> i'm not kidding. >> which garage is it by the way? do you even know? >> one of them is flooded. are you happy with that?...
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we go will to the formal announcement by the charges of the u.s. attorney. we will take you there live as well. but first, we meet the traders for the hour. steven weiss, joe and john naje najerayan, so a lot of digest. steve, you have this market rally, trying to go for a third straight day. going to be listening closely to the fed chairman in new york. >> i don't think bernanke is going to affect the rally one way or the other. what's driving the market is optimism over avoiding fiscal cliff and a deal, so the caution i would offer is that negotiations are going to make their way to the headlines and just be prepared for volatility. i think now, this allows us to move higher because the big decline we have, but at some point, you've got the say okay, we're going to get some big sells in front of the new tax laws. we've seen big dividend payments. you also have to watch dividend stocks, but it's not going to be smooth sailing going forward. >> joe, you can get some clues today on future stimulus. by the fed when he spoke speaks in manhattan. also likely get
we go will to the formal announcement by the charges of the u.s. attorney. we will take you there live as well. but first, we meet the traders for the hour. steven weiss, joe and john naje najerayan, so a lot of digest. steve, you have this market rally, trying to go for a third straight day. going to be listening closely to the fed chairman in new york. >> i don't think bernanke is going to affect the rally one way or the other. what's driving the market is optimism over avoiding fiscal...
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u.s. dollar is on track for its best week against the yen since late june. it comes after the leader of japan's liberal democratic party called for aggressive easing steps. will the yen continue its plunge and how should you trade it? let's bring in boris from bk asset management. it has been all about the yen this week. give me your trade. >> it's been the breakout king of the week. but i think like the past it is going to break the hearts of longs again for two reasons. one, i think the whole fiscal cliff story is pretty much a story of going down austerity politics. that's been a disaster policy path for everywhere else it's been tried so i do think it is going to weigh on aggregate demand. if that's the case the fed is going to overweight qe, which means it will offset anything the japanese do. to me the dollar/yen is going to be a sell in a near term. i want to be a seller here at 80.50. if it breaks 80.50 with a stop at 81.50. if it runs away, then i'm not hurt. but if it turns around it is going to come back and take out all those stops for those who
u.s. dollar is on track for its best week against the yen since late june. it comes after the leader of japan's liberal democratic party called for aggressive easing steps. will the yen continue its plunge and how should you trade it? let's bring in boris from bk asset management. it has been all about the yen this week. give me your trade. >> it's been the breakout king of the week. but i think like the past it is going to break the hearts of longs again for two reasons. one, i think the...
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that's u.s. steel. up five and a third percent. ubs adding to the alpha most preferred list. time to get in there. >> this is a high quality company in a tough industry. a lot of news that impacts this thing comes from oversaes. this is the thing where you want to look at technicals more than anything else. we know the fundamentals aren't great. 23 and change. 23 and a quarter. that's a really important level. i would not be a buyer until it can break above that and hold. if it retests that level after busting through this is good for a five or six-point breakout but not until. >> big moves on wall street today as americans go to the polls. which candidate will be better for wall street and your money is this harold ford was a five-term democratic congressman and now a managing director at morgan stanley. anthony scaramucci is one of mitt romney's national finance chairs. good to have you with us. how do we counter claims that romney is better for the investor class and better for wall street? >> good afternoon. good afternoon to my friend anthony. >> that means the hammer is
that's u.s. steel. up five and a third percent. ubs adding to the alpha most preferred list. time to get in there. >> this is a high quality company in a tough industry. a lot of news that impacts this thing comes from oversaes. this is the thing where you want to look at technicals more than anything else. we know the fundamentals aren't great. 23 and change. 23 and a quarter. that's a really important level. i would not be a buyer until it can break above that and hold. if it retests...
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euro bouncing off two month lows versus the u.s. dollar today after greek leaders approve a budget for 2013. does it mark a turnaround for the euro? todd gordon of aspen trading group with more. we're asking about a turnaround for the euro. it was sitting at 1.30 or so for such a long time. it's dropped a couple pennies. now talking about a turnashd. >> last week i came on the 5:00 p.m. show and said to buy 1.27. i think you take profits on that. take those 10 or 15 pips and buy lunch today for a veteran. i think we got to go the other side now. go short euro through the 1.27 level. greece has overcome two olympic sized hurdles. $13 trillion in austerity measures and 2013 budget. now we have the eu reluctant to hand out the next aid tranche for $31 billion. there's reluctance through this week. we have a big event coming up in greece friday. there's due about $5 billion in short-term treasury by bills. they're going to need to up the urgency to meet this. i think the propensity in this quiet market is to go short euro. >> what will
euro bouncing off two month lows versus the u.s. dollar today after greek leaders approve a budget for 2013. does it mark a turnaround for the euro? todd gordon of aspen trading group with more. we're asking about a turnaround for the euro. it was sitting at 1.30 or so for such a long time. it's dropped a couple pennies. now talking about a turnashd. >> last week i came on the 5:00 p.m. show and said to buy 1.27. i think you take profits on that. take those 10 or 15 pips and buy lunch...
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. >>> hurricane sandy will go down as one of the costliest storms in u.s. history. what does it mean for insurance stocks? morgan stanley is cutting its earnings by an average of 26%. after sandy. so stephanie link, if you have insur insured losses, some of the numbers hitting 50 billion could go higher. how are you thinking about the space today? >> there are some companies that are going to fair better. something like an aig which has surplus insurance, they have a better pricing power, so they can quickly raise prices, where as an all-state or travelers won't be able to price as aggressively. in terms of aig, the reason we own it, this is obviously a horrible situation, but i think it will be contained somewhat in the fourth quarter, maybe the first. it's really cleaned up its balance sheet and focusing on two business lines. casualty and life. i think the life business will start to see some momentum as he they get more distribution. i think they use the weakness to buy when the stock is trading at .6 times book value. >> mike murphy, you could see a bit of an e
. >>> hurricane sandy will go down as one of the costliest storms in u.s. history. what does it mean for insurance stocks? morgan stanley is cutting its earnings by an average of 26%. after sandy. so stephanie link, if you have insur insured losses, some of the numbers hitting 50 billion could go higher. how are you thinking about the space today? >> there are some companies that are going to fair better. something like an aig which has surplus insurance, they have a better...
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jim, 4.2 on global comps. 4.3 in the u.s. frank referring to what he calls a healing in the u.s. housing market. >> he's remarkable. he's correctly been negative when it was right to be negative. he's now positive. i was most concerned that this company would have a big dip right here because there's a lot of companies that are reporting that the last few weeks have been bad because of sappndy. didn't skip a beat. stock was down after a series of headlines that misinterpreted the charge. this one could be off to the races. >> what's interesting about home depot, they didn't outline sandy impact because it would be the pull forward in terms of sales in preparation for the hurricane but the books did close prior to sandy so full impact of sandy won't be felt. color expected on the conference call but that could be a key driver going into the last quarter of the year. metrics on the quarter were good. best ticket growth in four years in terms of ticket size. average ticket 54.50. up 2.9% year on year. even below the surface the numbers were really solid for home depot. >> one of the
jim, 4.2 on global comps. 4.3 in the u.s. frank referring to what he calls a healing in the u.s. housing market. >> he's remarkable. he's correctly been negative when it was right to be negative. he's now positive. i was most concerned that this company would have a big dip right here because there's a lot of companies that are reporting that the last few weeks have been bad because of sappndy. didn't skip a beat. stock was down after a series of headlines that misinterpreted the charge....
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their u.s. distributor filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today saying it would no longer sell cars in the u.s. mainland. suzuki mostly sold small cars and full wheel drives in america, but only sold 26,000 vehicles last year. by the end of september, its u.s. distributor had accumulated $346 million in debt. it's now the second japanese carmaker to exits the u.s. car market, but it will continue to provide parts and service for existing customers. suzuki hopes to strengthen its earnings in europe. shares rose on the news, but investors are looking ahead through friday when a sue szuki reports earnings. >>> and another japanese maker is planning to k3exit europe in january. they blame partly the yen's strategy. >>> still to come, nestle has a recipe for growth. we'll find out the its ingredients from the ceo. >>> debt troubles continue to steer multinationals toward kree merge memaernerging markets. we recently caught up with nestle c efeo. what did he have to say? >> essentially he's re
their u.s. distributor filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today saying it would no longer sell cars in the u.s. mainland. suzuki mostly sold small cars and full wheel drives in america, but only sold 26,000 vehicles last year. by the end of september, its u.s. distributor had accumulated $346 million in debt. it's now the second japanese carmaker to exits the u.s. car market, but it will continue to provide parts and service for existing customers. suzuki hopes to strengthen its...
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at u.s. trust, our expertise extends well beyond investment advice and research analysis. it includes proprietary offerings like our eldercare program, which helps provide for those who came before you. and our financial empowerment program, which helps prepare those who come next. resources like these have made us the number-one trust company. that's why generations of families have come to us to help build their own legacies. >>> we have a flood of special dividends in our top three trades. companies hurting to pay investors before a possible tax rate rise, and las vegas sands is one of them. here's it is stock up nearly 6% today. weiss, what's the deal here? >> sheldon adelson is a large shareholder. he said i'll take cash of this. you'll see more of this. keep in mind the casinos are generally cash-rich companies. you'll see more in this space in particular. >> dillard's is doing it as well up 2% today, the stock. >> any of these stocks where you have insiders that hold big positions and just as steven said the potential for the taxes not being fixed by year-end, i bel
at u.s. trust, our expertise extends well beyond investment advice and research analysis. it includes proprietary offerings like our eldercare program, which helps provide for those who came before you. and our financial empowerment program, which helps prepare those who come next. resources like these have made us the number-one trust company. that's why generations of families have come to us to help build their own legacies. >>> we have a flood of special dividends in our top three...
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strength in all u.s. regions. they say pro contractor business is up, but this does not include superstorm sandy impact, which hit on the first day of its fourth quarter. by comparison, hurricane irene last year boost sales by $360 million over two quarters, and makes for very tough comps in the northeast. so we'll see what to expect ahead as people start to rebuild. >> indeed. bertha, thanks so much. josh brown, this is about housing and the housing recovery. >> yeah, this has been the most obviously way to play. not just housing and home building, but actually all the foreclosures that have now become rental units. the first thing people do when they take one of these from the banks is spend $50,000, $60,000 to fix them up. so home depot is really strong, but i will tell you, i think lowe's is a more compelling opportunity. the stock broke out in the last week of october. it is in the process of retesting that breakout around 32. this name has done nothing versus home depot's huge last 18 months. and i think it'
strength in all u.s. regions. they say pro contractor business is up, but this does not include superstorm sandy impact, which hit on the first day of its fourth quarter. by comparison, hurricane irene last year boost sales by $360 million over two quarters, and makes for very tough comps in the northeast. so we'll see what to expect ahead as people start to rebuild. >> indeed. bertha, thanks so much. josh brown, this is about housing and the housing recovery. >> yeah, this has been...
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u.s. yesterday. take a look at the bond wall here of course we have an italian auction coming up later and italy's ten year, below 4.5% this morning. so price rising. that yield falling. spain also benefiting. that yield down to 5.2%. bunds creeping back up to 1.4% level. let's key in on currency. the aussie dollar despite the broader risk-on attitude a weaker. dollar-yen moving higher 82.13. and the nikkei is adding to its string of gains throughout the month. euro-dollar rebounding off yesterday's trading session to add 0.1%. let's check in on how the asia trading session went overnight and for more, deidre wong morris joins us from singapore. >> well, it was a very good session over here, as well. headline driven. but a good session on the back of that optimism for fiscal cliff talk. all except this glaring spot of red. shanghai composite finishing lower for yet another session. it keeps falling further and further. doesn't seem that there is anything that policymakers or investors can
u.s. yesterday. take a look at the bond wall here of course we have an italian auction coming up later and italy's ten year, below 4.5% this morning. so price rising. that yield falling. spain also benefiting. that yield down to 5.2%. bunds creeping back up to 1.4% level. let's key in on currency. the aussie dollar despite the broader risk-on attitude a weaker. dollar-yen moving higher 82.13. and the nikkei is adding to its string of gains throughout the month. euro-dollar rebounding off...
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that's just the u.s. when you add in global markets, according to rich peterson at capital s&p, it's $1 trillion that's been taken out of market value just since the election. >> it's crazy. if you remember several months aer ago, i was on and we talked about technical levels in the market. i said 1350 is an important upside. we cleared that. now we're coming back down again. we're around 1353. if that doesn't hold as support rather than resistance, the next place between here and there, 1278 it the june lows. 1158 we were at last year. there's basically nothing between. where does that leave investors? the fed minutes came out yesterday with an indication there's still an appetite for easing. i think we're paving the way for a possible qe-4, especially pending what happens with the cliff. i think if we get this can kick thing, it's only going to add to uncertainty. a lot of folks are looking for alternatives, not stocks, high yield. they want something different. >> yeah, because they're afraid of equiti
that's just the u.s. when you add in global markets, according to rich peterson at capital s&p, it's $1 trillion that's been taken out of market value just since the election. >> it's crazy. if you remember several months aer ago, i was on and we talked about technical levels in the market. i said 1350 is an important upside. we cleared that. now we're coming back down again. we're around 1353. if that doesn't hold as support rather than resistance, the next place between here and...
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but our scale in the u.s. is very significant. again, i think it circles back to what is the best personalized radio experience in the world. we deliver that today. we make it very hard for anyone to answer the question why you should stop listening to your pandora stations. >> i understand pandora has been lobbying congress to pass internet radio fairness act to lower those set licensing fees which eat up a big chunk of your revenue. that's your plan if this bill doesn't pass? >> well, there is an arbitration process that will take place in 2014 and 2015 that will separate 2016 through 2020 for all internet radio. we're fully prepared to enter that arbitration process and would look forward to making the case for rates that are more fair than what we see today. the bill changes the legislative guidance to the arbitration panel to make that guidance consistent with the guidance that congress has given for satellite radio rate setting and for cable radio rate setting which we think is more even. but even if that bill is not passed,
but our scale in the u.s. is very significant. again, i think it circles back to what is the best personalized radio experience in the world. we deliver that today. we make it very hard for anyone to answer the question why you should stop listening to your pandora stations. >> i understand pandora has been lobbying congress to pass internet radio fairness act to lower those set licensing fees which eat up a big chunk of your revenue. that's your plan if this bill doesn't pass? >>...
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the pattern spills over into the u.s. senate also. and the only place that was immune was the house of representatives. republicans kept the house. but i think nationally there's a pattern. i mean, i think mr. romney will do well if he can hold some of these florida, virginias. i'm not sure he can to be honest with you. >> i just think about if the -- let's say we end up where we were, the same split in the house and the democrats get the -- is the republican party going to be satisfied being there? >> that's the big question. >> does it mean a big change? i saw some republican pundits say this should be the end of the gop punditry class because of all the money that was spent, really would have gone for naught if romney does not win the presidency here. then i guess are the democrats going to be happy? let's say they do win this thing in a squeaker of an electoral vote, of a popular vote, not having that last seat, and capable of doing an agenda, would they then move to the center? >> we were talking about this earlier. >> it was a g
the pattern spills over into the u.s. senate also. and the only place that was immune was the house of representatives. republicans kept the house. but i think nationally there's a pattern. i mean, i think mr. romney will do well if he can hold some of these florida, virginias. i'm not sure he can to be honest with you. >> i just think about if the -- let's say we end up where we were, the same split in the house and the democrats get the -- is the republican party going to be satisfied...
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now it is suspended non-u.s. flagships can also help bring petroleum products to areas where they are needed. of course it will take a while still for long gasoline lines to get shorter. for days now drivers throughout the new york area have had a very hard time getting gasoline. lines are sometimes half a mile long. >>> bertha coombs is on a tug in the harbor right now. that's going to be instrumental in getting more gasoline. >>> but first, kate kelly has more on the port situation in bayonne, new jersey. kate? >> reporter: thanks so much, michelle. we're here right in new york harbor where things today are slowly coming back to life after nearly a week in which this harbor was closed to marine vessels coming in and out. yesterday the coast guard opened this harbor for the first time in nearly a week. the port of new york and new jersey to boats with a special aim in mind, bringing gasoline and diesel to the city for much needed replenishment of empty fuel stations. there was an unflux of barges bringing petrol
now it is suspended non-u.s. flagships can also help bring petroleum products to areas where they are needed. of course it will take a while still for long gasoline lines to get shorter. for days now drivers throughout the new york area have had a very hard time getting gasoline. lines are sometimes half a mile long. >>> bertha coombs is on a tug in the harbor right now. that's going to be instrumental in getting more gasoline. >>> but first, kate kelly has more on the port...
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together we'll go far. >> the fed issues u.s. currency. that's why it says, "federal reserve note," on all the bills in your wallet. this is the bureau of engraving and printing just a few blocks from bernanke's office. the fed's mandate from congress is to put enough money in the system for maximum employment but not so much that it sets off inflation. the fed actually pays for itself and returns billions in profits to the treasury. in a sense, bernanke has been preparing for this emergency his whole professional life. he got a phd in economics from m.i.t., he chaired the economics department at princeton, and his specialty is the great depression. he's among many economists who now believe that it was the federal reserve itself that helped turn a recession in 1929 into a global calamity. >> they made two mistakes, basically. one was, they let the money supply contract very sharply. prices fell, deflation. so monetary policy was, in fact, very contractionary, very tight during that period. and then the second mistake they made was, they l
together we'll go far. >> the fed issues u.s. currency. that's why it says, "federal reserve note," on all the bills in your wallet. this is the bureau of engraving and printing just a few blocks from bernanke's office. the fed's mandate from congress is to put enough money in the system for maximum employment but not so much that it sets off inflation. the fed actually pays for itself and returns billions in profits to the treasury. in a sense, bernanke has been preparing for...
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u.s. government is the world's biggest buyer of software associated with the running of any kind of government. that's another kind of corollary here. a big comment from a lot of people in the defense industry about that yesterday. i think they're the first company to come out and make realistic expectations of what will happen in the next couple of years. back to you. >> okay. thank you. dave cote is the head of the curve on all of this. let's shift to bonds and dollar. rick santelli at the cme group in chicago. rick? >> thank you, jim. everyone is excited about good housing numbers. everybody but the fixed income market. everybody but the equity market. i know there's an hp issue here. however, let's look at the charts. let's put up a two-day chart of tens. clearly you can see we're up about a basis point on the day. if you look on the right side of the chart and look around 8:30 eastern, you can't pick out that we had a good housing number. if you really switch this around a bit, you lo
u.s. government is the world's biggest buyer of software associated with the running of any kind of government. that's another kind of corollary here. a big comment from a lot of people in the defense industry about that yesterday. i think they're the first company to come out and make realistic expectations of what will happen in the next couple of years. back to you. >> okay. thank you. dave cote is the head of the curve on all of this. let's shift to bonds and dollar. rick santelli at...
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u.s. news and world report are, shall we say, flawed, and not basedded on outcome, and, yet, universities widely promote the fact that they are -- they gain standing in those rankings, and sometimes you can use those at goals. does that make anybody uncomfortable? does that lend credibility to the rankings? are we just stuck with that fact or is there another approach? >> i think if you look at the web page of any university, what you'll see on the web page is whatever publicity the university is getting, and i mean, i actually have done research that shows when you fall in the rankings, all sorts of bad things happen. fewer people apply. it's more difficult to get the students to come. you have to give more financial aid. test scores go down. the rankings do matter, and people say they don't pay attention to them, but that's not the only thing they pay attention to, and so, you know, i think the message is, you can convey on your web pages and written documentation what are values, what a
u.s. news and world report are, shall we say, flawed, and not basedded on outcome, and, yet, universities widely promote the fact that they are -- they gain standing in those rankings, and sometimes you can use those at goals. does that make anybody uncomfortable? does that lend credibility to the rankings? are we just stuck with that fact or is there another approach? >> i think if you look at the web page of any university, what you'll see on the web page is whatever publicity the...
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mostly watching dallas fed president fisher who is going to talk about the fiscal challenges in the u.s. and abroad. you look at yesterday, harry reid opens his mouth, no deal done and market falls 80, today boehner comes out saying that tax revenue is on the table and here we are up 100 points. i'll be buying good quality growth companies that any fallback from the fiscal cliff and i'm going to be buying. >> your 30 seconds starts now. >> yeah, well, today the s&p 500 tested the 200-day moving average. as we close out the month of november. we've seen relative strength in small cap stocks over large cap stocks. we're looking for that relationship to hold up, as well. and tomorrow we'll be looking at the growth number, which of course, consensus will expect an increase. we don't think it'll be a game changer because of the head winds such as the fiscal cliff, but we think it'll contribute to optimism about the economy. >> you're in a
mostly watching dallas fed president fisher who is going to talk about the fiscal challenges in the u.s. and abroad. you look at yesterday, harry reid opens his mouth, no deal done and market falls 80, today boehner comes out saying that tax revenue is on the table and here we are up 100 points. i'll be buying good quality growth companies that any fallback from the fiscal cliff and i'm going to be buying. >> your 30 seconds starts now. >> yeah, well, today the s&p 500 tested...
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mercedes, how much is being driven, taking production out of the europe and china, and pushing it into the u.s., and then pushing inkrechbtives. >> i think that's a big product of it. we have a new e.s. this year, so i think we'll get closer, so there's no doubt that the cost of currency playing a big part in this. >> will i chase them, raise incentives for your luxury brands? >> no, it's not worth chasing. it's important that we take care of one customer at a time, sell the volumes we need to sell. >> real quick, we're here at the prius stand. you guys are standing by your position that hybrids is where it's at. >> yes, we are. the market is about 3% hybrid, we're about 14%. we'll continue to push hybrids. >> jim lentz, with his first on cnbc interview here at the auto show. >> thank thank you very much. >>> stef, you like the parts suppliers? >> i was just going to mention, the fuel emission standard changes borg-warner helps to make those parts, so i think you'll see continued secular growth in that theme. that's the name i like. the stock is done on the backlog weakness. i like that story.
mercedes, how much is being driven, taking production out of the europe and china, and pushing it into the u.s., and then pushing inkrechbtives. >> i think that's a big product of it. we have a new e.s. this year, so i think we'll get closer, so there's no doubt that the cost of currency playing a big part in this. >> will i chase them, raise incentives for your luxury brands? >> no, it's not worth chasing. it's important that we take care of one customer at a time, sell the...
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u.s. debt. i think the consumer is actually okay, which is why i like macy's right for the middle class. >> we look forward to having you back and enjoy thanksgiving. coming up, the as stock trading at ten-year lows today. is this a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to get in? we'll get details ahead and we head to the pits to tackle what happens to gold if the u.s. can't avoid the fiscal cliff and we'll check out the top stocks in the s&p 500 today ahead of the thanksgiving holiday. we'll be right back. americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ gar
u.s. debt. i think the consumer is actually okay, which is why i like macy's right for the middle class. >> we look forward to having you back and enjoy thanksgiving. coming up, the as stock trading at ten-year lows today. is this a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to get in? we'll get details ahead and we head to the pits to tackle what happens to gold if the u.s. can't avoid the fiscal cliff and we'll check out the top stocks in the s&p 500 today ahead of the thanksgiving...
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you know what we're facing in the u.s. how concerned are you about the possibility of a fiscal cliff and what would happen to the auto industry if we approached that and went over that fiscal cliff? >> the second part of your question is almost -- there are a variety of possible outcomes. i have the utmost faith in the leadership here, however, it goes beyond the question of cars. the world is truly dependent. the americans don't understand how the world looks at the stability of the market and that the u.s. will have a plan and see how other countries are doing. [ inaudible ] >> we've been asking the ceos if they will rise above ten because that's what people want. they want everybody to rise above what's going on in washington. have you expressed that to either president obama or any of the political leaders here in this country, they need to rise above their partisan bickering and fighting and come to an agreement? >> i haven't, but i think that what you saw here today is an example -- an actual example of how the colle
you know what we're facing in the u.s. how concerned are you about the possibility of a fiscal cliff and what would happen to the auto industry if we approached that and went over that fiscal cliff? >> the second part of your question is almost -- there are a variety of possible outcomes. i have the utmost faith in the leadership here, however, it goes beyond the question of cars. the world is truly dependent. the americans don't understand how the world looks at the stability of the...
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all three u.s. indexes snap a in our month winning streak. >> u.s. election campaigning resumes as the northeast assesses the damage from super storm sandy. >> and shell sees profit drop by 15% on on lower crude prices. earnings also seen tune for sx on mobile. exxonmobile. well, china's factories are trying to stage a bit of a comeback.well, china's factorie trying to stage a bit of a comeback. sub indexes including new orders and employment rose to levels we haven't seen in many months. analysts say perhaps now there's less need for the central bank to bring in further rate cuts. still the pboc is working to keep money markets loose. dan, if these china figures are improving, do you believe china is bottoming and will we see less policy stimulus from here? >> one of the concerns we have is we did see increased subsidy out of china. it reflects the opinion of management as to whether or not they can sell their product. part of selling one's product is price. to the extent that you are lowering price and getting increased demand, you feel good about
all three u.s. indexes snap a in our month winning streak. >> u.s. election campaigning resumes as the northeast assesses the damage from super storm sandy. >> and shell sees profit drop by 15% on on lower crude prices. earnings also seen tune for sx on mobile. exxonmobile. well, china's factories are trying to stage a bit of a comeback.well, china's factorie trying to stage a bit of a comeback. sub indexes including new orders and employment rose to levels we haven't seen in many...
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basically, what we've seen is u.s. trial lawyers have gone to a foreign government, and they have bribed judges, they have blackmailed judges, they have ghost written expert opinions, they've ghost written court judgments. in our view, they've violated numerous laws, both in ecuador and the united states. all of it is available on videotape depositions and in e-mails because the crime fraud exception has been invoked by numerous judges in the united states. our strategy is to fight it, fight it hard. we feel we'll prevail in the end. >> i know this is a significant case, however, this is also sort of the normal for the industry, isn't it? this is the uphill battle you're fighting all the time, this hostility. >> rule of law, i would say, is the biggest risk not just to our industry but business in general. the world is becoming much more international and interconnected. it's very important that we have laws and norms that are functioning. so companies like ours and others can have a predictable and successful business
basically, what we've seen is u.s. trial lawyers have gone to a foreign government, and they have bribed judges, they have blackmailed judges, they have ghost written expert opinions, they've ghost written court judgments. in our view, they've violated numerous laws, both in ecuador and the united states. all of it is available on videotape depositions and in e-mails because the crime fraud exception has been invoked by numerous judges in the united states. our strategy is to fight it, fight it...
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u.s. economy today. so we're turning to one of the most seasoned and respected voices on wall street for help. we have dana telsey. she is our guest host for the next three hours. andrew, i'll send it over to you. >> we begin with a visit to toyland and here is toys r us. it opened its doors at 8:00 last night. and we have toys r us ceo joining us right now from the company's flagship store in times square. good morning. >> good morning. >> so i read a report you you had a big line. what's it been like all evening? >> it's been great. we did have a big line. we're at 44th and broadway.line went all the the way to 45th street and then down 45th all the way to 6th avenue. it was huge. people came in in a real celebratory mood. people ate ice cream, relaxed with their kids. i've never seen a black friday like this before, but 8:00 hour worked really well for families. >> let's talk about sales. how did it go overnight? >> we're just starting. this is 5:00 a.m. on black friday morning. we're r
u.s. economy today. so we're turning to one of the most seasoned and respected voices on wall street for help. we have dana telsey. she is our guest host for the next three hours. andrew, i'll send it over to you. >> we begin with a visit to toyland and here is toys r us. it opened its doors at 8:00 last night. and we have toys r us ceo joining us right now from the company's flagship store in times square. good morning. >> good morning. >> so i read a report you you had a big...
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but we're lumping in u.s. treasury money funds, u.s. government agency money funds, muni money funds. are we going to say they're subject to credit loss also? we have to get more specific about these major policy changes rather than throwing a blanket over an entire industry. >> great point. we're going to leave it there. you're betting on whether or not we go over the fiscal cliff this year. what do you think? >> i'm worried. >> you're frworried. >> i don't see the leadership at this point in time i'm hoping to see from the white house. >> walt, great to have you on the program. really appreciate it. walter is the president and ceo of the charles schwab corporation. >>> meanwhile, the honeywell ceo was at that fiscal cliff meeting with president obama today. it just wrapped up. he joins us now for a first-on cnbc interview from the white house. david, good to have you on the program. thank you so much for joining us. >> thanks. good to be here. >> okay. so leading up to this meeting with the president, you were skeptiabou seeing a deal
but we're lumping in u.s. treasury money funds, u.s. government agency money funds, muni money funds. are we going to say they're subject to credit loss also? we have to get more specific about these major policy changes rather than throwing a blanket over an entire industry. >> great point. we're going to leave it there. you're betting on whether or not we go over the fiscal cliff this year. what do you think? >> i'm worried. >> you're frworried. >> i don't see the...
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. >>> what happens to the dollar if lawmakers can't prevent the u.s. from falling off the fiscal cliff? we'll get the worst case scenario when we come back. >>> welcome back. kbw declaring a special $2 a share dividend becoming the latest company in a growing list so far. 174 companies have announced special dividends in november according to s&p. that's a new record. who are some potential issuers on deck? >> goldman sachs back in september put out a note that i think really got this conversation going. the one name they mentioned on there that has not yet done the special dividend is mastercard. doc was talking about it before reaching new levels today. i think mastercard is a name that you could focus on. >> when you own a stock and they announce a special dividend it is great but the problem with chasing them is once the thing goes "x" dividend, typically the price will adjust. it is not necessarily a great short term trade. i'd focus more on consistent dividend paying as opposed to special dividend. >> google's on my list. $50 billion in cash. at
. >>> what happens to the dollar if lawmakers can't prevent the u.s. from falling off the fiscal cliff? we'll get the worst case scenario when we come back. >>> welcome back. kbw declaring a special $2 a share dividend becoming the latest company in a growing list so far. 174 companies have announced special dividends in november according to s&p. that's a new record. who are some potential issuers on deck? >> goldman sachs back in september put out a note that i...
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ceo mike jeffries notes, our u.s. chain store business posted healthy growth on top of strong quarter a year ago and we saw a trend improvement in international business. the question is whether it's a one-off anomaly type quarter origining of renewed strength for teen retailer. the shorts are covering and others are jumping in, too. shares up almost 27%. carl? >> what's amazing, it just gets us back to where we were a couple months ago. incredible story. >>> facebook a big mover. stock breaking previous patterns and actually jumping on its third lock-up expiration. julia has been on the phone with analysts with details about why it's different this time. >> good morning. today is the biggest lock-up expiration for facebook shares. over 80 million a0 million are e market. it it means institutional investors, former employees and investors who bought on the secondary market, and another 31 million in restricted stock units owned by employees who owned prior to 2011. the stock today is soaring for a couple of reasons. t
ceo mike jeffries notes, our u.s. chain store business posted healthy growth on top of strong quarter a year ago and we saw a trend improvement in international business. the question is whether it's a one-off anomaly type quarter origining of renewed strength for teen retailer. the shorts are covering and others are jumping in, too. shares up almost 27%. carl? >> what's amazing, it just gets us back to where we were a couple months ago. incredible story. >>> facebook a big...
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it will last. >> the u.s. is a built out franchise area. okay? you have franchise -- >> a built out franchise area but taco bell as we know also got themselves into a different menu category to go up against the chipotles of the world. for that reason alone i think they're stealing business back you didn't expect before on higher dollar value than you would normally get. >> it comes and goes, pete. a mature business in the u.s. they'll get a bump up here and there but you can't stay. you can't go into stock for an investment case and then the investment case goes to hell in a hand basket. this one did. >> and by that dip in the quarter is why i think there is an opportunity. >> when you're only looking for 200, that is a big delta. stay away until -- >> valuations were too high. now i think they're giving an opportunity to get in. >> joe, what do you do with this? who made the more compelling argument on yum? >> i think i made the more compelling argument and it's this. it has to do with the macro call on the
it will last. >> the u.s. is a built out franchise area. okay? you have franchise -- >> a built out franchise area but taco bell as we know also got themselves into a different menu category to go up against the chipotles of the world. for that reason alone i think they're stealing business back you didn't expect before on higher dollar value than you would normally get. >> it comes and goes, pete. a mature business in the u.s. they'll get a bump up here and there but you...
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the first is the u.s. fiscal cliff about $600 billion, it represents 4.5% of america's gdp and we have to deal with that issue. the next issue is greece, and greece we have, we passed the first page of the next chapter i suppose you would say which is that the greek parliament approved the austerity measures. we're facing the european union and will they fund, meaning that we have finland, austria and the netherlands that said no more money for greece so we have to see what they're actually going to do. two, you're looking at the greeks want a two-year extension which means another $40 billion to $50 billion to fund that. who is going to come one that and the country in europe resisting it and three the question of the imf whoa looked at the whole situation and said look unless this say sustainable way to pay back the debt, we're not going to fund. >> mark -- >> then you have the issue -- sorry. >> no, go ahead. >> spain is in terrible financial problems, the highest unemployment rate in europe and there y
the first is the u.s. fiscal cliff about $600 billion, it represents 4.5% of america's gdp and we have to deal with that issue. the next issue is greece, and greece we have, we passed the first page of the next chapter i suppose you would say which is that the greek parliament approved the austerity measures. we're facing the european union and will they fund, meaning that we have finland, austria and the netherlands that said no more money for greece so we have to see what they're actually...
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they're dumping stocks and investing in u.s. treasuries. that's not a good thing for the u.s. economy when people become risk averse. >> absolutely. real quick on the dividend story. if dividends go much higher because of this fiscal cliff, you think that dictates people's behavior in will they stay away from dividend stocks? will companies report fewer dividends? >> well, i hope not. i mean, you know, when the people that -- if taxes go up, the people that get hurt are the people that are retiring, that have saved all their life to be in a position to do something else. i mean, if you're 55, 60 years old today and you had saved and done all the right things all your life and now you're getting 2% on your bonds and not much on your equity returns, you can't retire. you got to go back to work. so a lot of this is hurting the very people that some of these policies are supposed to help. >> absolutely. very well put. george, nice to have you on the program. >> well, thank you, maria. >> we so appreciate it. george roberts is the co-founder and co-ceo of kkr. we're in the final st
they're dumping stocks and investing in u.s. treasuries. that's not a good thing for the u.s. economy when people become risk averse. >> absolutely. real quick on the dividend story. if dividends go much higher because of this fiscal cliff, you think that dictates people's behavior in will they stay away from dividend stocks? will companies report fewer dividends? >> well, i hope not. i mean, you know, when the people that -- if taxes go up, the people that get hurt are the people...
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chris pendley says he forged 4,000 bogus mortgage documents a day for major u.s. banks. and your previous experience in banking? >> none. [ticking] >> it started out as a mortgage crisis. then it slowly evolved into a credit crisis. now it's something entirely different and much more serious. >> this is a full-blown financial storm and one that comes around perhaps one every 50 or 100 years. this is the real thing. >> and much of what went wrong on wall street could be traced back to something called "credit default swaps." they were traded in a risky shadow market, and they were at the heart of the financial meltdown. [ticking] >> it has tentacles as wide as anything i've seen. i think, next to housing, this is the single most important issue in the united states and certainly the largest threat to the u.s. economy. >> meredith whitney was talking back in 2010 about a then- looming financial crisis involving state and local governments across the country. it was a debt crisis which some people believe could derail the recovery and require another big bailout package tha
chris pendley says he forged 4,000 bogus mortgage documents a day for major u.s. banks. and your previous experience in banking? >> none. [ticking] >> it started out as a mortgage crisis. then it slowly evolved into a credit crisis. now it's something entirely different and much more serious. >> this is a full-blown financial storm and one that comes around perhaps one every 50 or 100 years. this is the real thing. >> and much of what went wrong on wall street could be...
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u.s. as of 8:00 p.m. on on monday october the 29th. we originally saw previous landfall. as we progress into the northeast for today, light snowfall and rain for today. but the bigger concern is what's happening with the system that will be diving across the country. it's going to take a nose dive south of the system that's actually produce rain and snow across the dakotas. it will eventually take a nose dive south. and what that will do, there we go, here's a look at some of our spotty showers as well as our snowfall. again, a little bit of being a tip weather still knocking on the door of the northwest. here's a look at that system that i was telling you about. again, that will produce 1 to 4 inches of snow into portions of the dakotas as well as knocking on the door of northwestern minnesota. our storm system once it does track a little further east on sunday, things getting a difference from southeastern texas all the way up in to north carolina. now, as for those of you who are keepin
u.s. as of 8:00 p.m. on on monday october the 29th. we originally saw previous landfall. as we progress into the northeast for today, light snowfall and rain for today. but the bigger concern is what's happening with the system that will be diving across the country. it's going to take a nose dive south of the system that's actually produce rain and snow across the dakotas. it will eventually take a nose dive south. and what that will do, there we go, here's a look at some of our spotty showers...
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it's very important for housing in the u.s. economy and i think that's what's going to offset the fiscal drag. it really is the global economy, and investment trading and trade. some improvement in skboexport . some things to be encouraged about at least in the sense of wee feel comfortable. 103 dollars and $108 to $110. >> if the lame duck does a can kick, does that force do you refocus on your price target. >> if this leads to see question station and is not done el wantly, it's very likely we're going to get a rating downgrade. i just don't think the equity market is going to react as adversely as it did august of it happens. let's soo write headache out and thi think. >> got it. david, thanks so much. >> my pleasure. >> david bianco, chief strategist at deutsche bank. >>> breaking news and our very own mair thompson is on the floor with the stock exchange. ma mary? >> there's a key change way tojt bring to our investors or viewers' attention. this year they're providing a little bit of konk for those submitting new capital
it's very important for housing in the u.s. economy and i think that's what's going to offset the fiscal drag. it really is the global economy, and investment trading and trade. some improvement in skboexport . some things to be encouraged about at least in the sense of wee feel comfortable. 103 dollars and $108 to $110. >> if the lame duck does a can kick, does that force do you refocus on your price target. >> if this leads to see question station and is not done el wantly, it's...
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today the u.s. has a treaty with taiwan that we'll, you know, protect them if they're invaded by the chinese. there's just one problem. we'll have to borrow the money from china to do it. >> unbelievable. we're going to take a short break. with we come back, i want to ask you, what about the fed? where does qe-1, 2, 3, and maybe 4 play into all this? stay with us. more with erskine bowles and alan simpson. stay with us. ♪ [ female announcer ] today, it's not just about who lives in the white house, it's about who lives in the yellow house, the green, and the apartment house, too. today we not only honor the oval office, but we honor the cubicle, and the home office as well. because today it's about all of us. and no matter who you are, you're the commander-in-chief of your own life. ♪ you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. we have so much technology in our store to really show the customers what's going on with their bodies. you can see a little more pressure in
today the u.s. has a treaty with taiwan that we'll, you know, protect them if they're invaded by the chinese. there's just one problem. we'll have to borrow the money from china to do it. >> unbelievable. we're going to take a short break. with we come back, i want to ask you, what about the fed? where does qe-1, 2, 3, and maybe 4 play into all this? stay with us. more with erskine bowles and alan simpson. stay with us. ♪ [ female announcer ] today, it's not just about who lives in the...
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>> what canada's doing is continuing to feed the u.s. addition to fossil fuels. instead of being the kind of friend who says, "let's make a helpful intervention here," we're acting as the supplier of a drug fix to the u.s. while all the time saying, "just say no." but we keep selling it. >> but unless the chinese go back to bicycles and americans trash their suvs, there will be buyers for oil anywhere, no matter how it's found or mined. right now, canada has become the land of opportunity for oilmen. they'll tell you there's little else on the horizon. >> bob, if you take a tablet and put on it, "where is supply going to come from that we don't know about today?" and you put down all the optimistic points, that tablet will be basically blank. >> as blank as the landscape around fort mcmurray, where the world of oil exploration ends. you think the days of cheap oil are gone? >> they're gone. from what we knew as cheap oil, when i pump gasoline in ray smith's sinclair station on hinkley street in holdenville, oklahoma, 11¢ a gallon, that's gone. >> $1.50 a gallon?
>> what canada's doing is continuing to feed the u.s. addition to fossil fuels. instead of being the kind of friend who says, "let's make a helpful intervention here," we're acting as the supplier of a drug fix to the u.s. while all the time saying, "just say no." but we keep selling it. >> but unless the chinese go back to bicycles and americans trash their suvs, there will be buyers for oil anywhere, no matter how it's found or mined. right now, canada has...
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if the u.s. continues to recover and the fed's allowed to do -- despite all the risks of the fed being wrong, when the economy recovers, the fed will start to move stuff away and dollar will strengthen. so i don't think outside politicians should have so much noise about the issues. >> jim, this is jared here. suppose as part of a deal going forward that the president and democrats were able to get some fiscal policy that was actually stimyoulative, something targeting job growth. that would help to complement the low rates from the fed and it would also be a statement kind of looking at europe that austerity really hasn't worked so well, vis-a-vis growth. do you think that would be useful? >> i'm in that camp. i think the europeans have been trying to push too much -- everybody counts fiscal policy around the world at the same time. it's kind of crazy by definition. so if for some miraculous reason congress could pull it off, that would be good for many reasons. it feels to me, the u.s. economy
if the u.s. continues to recover and the fed's allowed to do -- despite all the risks of the fed being wrong, when the economy recovers, the fed will start to move stuff away and dollar will strengthen. so i don't think outside politicians should have so much noise about the issues. >> jim, this is jared here. suppose as part of a deal going forward that the president and democrats were able to get some fiscal policy that was actually stimyoulative, something targeting job growth. that...
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and you say turning the u.s. into amsterdam, perhaps. >>> still to come on "worldwide exchange," we'll look at the challenges that the re-elected president faces, most importantly the fiscal cliff. >> we'll get views from both sides of the aisle as candidates vow to bury the hatchet. >> the nation, as you know, is at a critical point. at a time like this, we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our lead verse to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. and we citizens also have to rise to the occasion. >> in the weeks ahead, i also look forward to sitting down with governor romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward. >>> we have picked ourselves up. we have fought our way back. and we know in our hearts that for the united states of america, the best is yet to come. >>> welcome back. >> here are the headlines. >> president obama rolls to re-election in a second term, defeating mitt romney despite the weak u.s. economy and persistently high unemployment. >
and you say turning the u.s. into amsterdam, perhaps. >>> still to come on "worldwide exchange," we'll look at the challenges that the re-elected president faces, most importantly the fiscal cliff. >> we'll get views from both sides of the aisle as candidates vow to bury the hatchet. >> the nation, as you know, is at a critical point. at a time like this, we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our lead verse to reach across the aisle to do the...
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u.s. equity futures are down by about 21 points. s&p off by 3 1/2. and as we've been talking about daily, the looming fiscal cliff is a big piece of the market story. today barack obama is officially kicking off budget negotiations. at issue is a one-two punch. we have expiring bush era tax cuts and across the board spending cuts both set to hit in january. simpson and bowles with a warning to washington about what's at stake. >> if we get over on the cliff, we don't have a deal, and the market doesn't anticipate that we're actually going to be so stupid as to go over the cliff, then i think you'll see the market really crash and i think you'll see the rating agencies downgrade our credit again, you'll see fitch and moody's join s&p. i think you'll see corporations lose confidence. you'll see them slow down hiring, stop capital xebd churs, capital will go on on strike, it will be a hell of a mess. >> leaders of both parties think it would be to their advantage to go off the fiscal cliff. what a 12 straight that is, that we could win more as democrats
u.s. equity futures are down by about 21 points. s&p off by 3 1/2. and as we've been talking about daily, the looming fiscal cliff is a big piece of the market story. today barack obama is officially kicking off budget negotiations. at issue is a one-two punch. we have expiring bush era tax cuts and across the board spending cuts both set to hit in january. simpson and bowles with a warning to washington about what's at stake. >> if we get over on the cliff, we don't have a deal, and...
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it's gotten to the point where the u.s. federal government filed an amicus brief on behalf of argentina because it's so problematic. the judge has the authority, he has jurisdiction over u.s. institutions and he can say go ahead, defy me, which is what he's done. he's done this on purpose -- >> the u.s. government has filed on the other side. filed the amicus brief on the other side. >> right but he is so furious with argentina, fighting with them for ten years n his '80s, berates their lawyers in court all the time about all of these issues, he's had it and wants to bring this issue to a head now. she has said no way, federal court. >> they claim they're going to appeal, it will be difficult to get an appeal. december 15th will be extremely interesting to see what happens. this story keeps on giving. christi christina kirchner was worried because they've seized a vessel in the port of ghana recently. we'll see what finally happens when it finally gets done. >> steve you have any thoughts on how that might affect more broad
it's gotten to the point where the u.s. federal government filed an amicus brief on behalf of argentina because it's so problematic. the judge has the authority, he has jurisdiction over u.s. institutions and he can say go ahead, defy me, which is what he's done. he's done this on purpose -- >> the u.s. government has filed on the other side. filed the amicus brief on the other side. >> right but he is so furious with argentina, fighting with them for ten years n his '80s, berates...
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first of all, they have major share of the u.s. cement market. they also are an improving balance sheet story for one that is in disarray. this is a transformational story meets the u.s. housing market. cemex has more to go. >> in terms of who wins, it's still a good play. does that mean either candidate romney or obama would be equally good or equally bad for the housing market? >> i just think the housing market's rebound is bigger than either administration. i believe we're going to see that rebound regardless who is in office. >>> okay. coming up next, we're hours, hours away from election day in america. we here at "fast money" continue to give you the best way to play either outcome. coming up next, the outlook for the treasury trade. and $1 trillion worth of investment advice with black rock's rick reader. that's coming up right after this. [ male announcer ] trading's like a high-speed train. and you don't want to miss it with thinkorswim by td ameritrade. you get knock-your-socks-off tools, simple one-click orders, real-time paper tradin
first of all, they have major share of the u.s. cement market. they also are an improving balance sheet story for one that is in disarray. this is a transformational story meets the u.s. housing market. cemex has more to go. >> in terms of who wins, it's still a good play. does that mean either candidate romney or obama would be equally good or equally bad for the housing market? >> i just think the housing market's rebound is bigger than either administration. i believe we're going...
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but it seemed neither the u.s. nor its allies had much of an appetite for pursuing the matter. >> people have died. moneys have gone missing. culprits are running around the world, hiding and scurrying around. i have to ask myself why has this happened? it is not every day that you get billion dollar scandals of this kind. when ali allawi, a harvard educated international banker took over as iraq's minister of finance in 2005, he was confronted with a gaping hole in the treasury. $1.2 billion had been withdrawn by the new ministry of defense to supply the iraqi army with desperately needed equipment to fight the growing insurgency. millions had been misspent on old and antiquated equipment, and allawi says most of the money simply disappeared. how much do you think was stolen? >> i think the figure is probably between $750 million, $800 million >> that's a lot of money. >> it is a huge amount of money by any standard, by--even by your standards. it's one of the biggest thefts in history, i think. >> gone. >> gone,
but it seemed neither the u.s. nor its allies had much of an appetite for pursuing the matter. >> people have died. moneys have gone missing. culprits are running around the world, hiding and scurrying around. i have to ask myself why has this happened? it is not every day that you get billion dollar scandals of this kind. when ali allawi, a harvard educated international banker took over as iraq's minister of finance in 2005, he was confronted with a gaping hole in the treasury. $1.2...
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comes the same week as disney is opening "wreck-it ralph" expected to gross north of $40 million at the u.s. box office this weekend. it's a disney animation movie but it's drawing the kind of rave reviews usually reserved for pixar films, not disney animation. following the strong performance of "tangled" last year, disney's animation under the leadership of john lassiter is firmly on track. melissa? >> julia, thanks so much for that. >> a potential upbeat story at the mouse house. how do the charts look going into earnings. let's go to carter braxton worth of oppenheimer. he nailed the direction of disney in the last three earnings reports so where is it going. carter, we turn to you now. >> i have two charts we can zero in on. the first is a daily chart and the thing that jumps out to the eye anyway, how orderly it is. it's a perfect 45-degree angle and what's really important is when the markets sold off in may and june, disney was impervious, now at the bottom of which is a well-defined channel and buy the weakness. long-term chart, disney just broken out from tops that have been in ef
comes the same week as disney is opening "wreck-it ralph" expected to gross north of $40 million at the u.s. box office this weekend. it's a disney animation movie but it's drawing the kind of rave reviews usually reserved for pixar films, not disney animation. following the strong performance of "tangled" last year, disney's animation under the leadership of john lassiter is firmly on track. melissa? >> julia, thanks so much for that. >> a potential upbeat story...
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right now it does look like europe and in the u.s. that they're profits are going down. >> does this firm get smaller, jay? your firm is reporting that layoffs at groupon are happening. is this the beginning of the end for the company? these layoffs. >> it's got to cut a few jobs here. it's got to shrink down a little bit. obviously, it's struggling. i would bring up the point he just mentioned about the brand awareness. think about that. groupon is number one. it is the number one brand. it has the greatest brand awareness. these are the results you get with great brand awareness. what does that mean? what else can it did? it has to figure out something else. then when it has to figure out something else, that means it has to figure out something else. it's not going what it's known for doing. >> you know, silicon valley entrepreneur told me yesterday that he's positive about facebook. i want you to hear what he said about mark zuckerberg and get your reaction. >> i think he's not only one of the best technology industry ceos, i thin
right now it does look like europe and in the u.s. that they're profits are going down. >> does this firm get smaller, jay? your firm is reporting that layoffs at groupon are happening. is this the beginning of the end for the company? these layoffs. >> it's got to cut a few jobs here. it's got to shrink down a little bit. obviously, it's struggling. i would bring up the point he just mentioned about the brand awareness. think about that. groupon is number one. it is the number one...
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. >>> the outcomes of the races will go a long way in deciding whether the u.s. economy hits the fiscal cliff or goes off the edge and whether buernanke will be leading the federal reserve. joining us is marty feldstein. thank you very much for joining us this evening. >> nice to be with you this evening. >> we have a lot of questions. the fiscal cliff. if we go over the fiscal cliff, if there is not an agreement before january 1 what does that mean for the economy? >> i hope there is an agreement because it would be pretty disastrous. the congressional budget a office told us it would take 4% to 5% of gdp out of the economy. in other words we would be in a recession for sure and a deep one unless we come bouncing back t quickly. in other words, congress reverses itself after letting us go over the cliff. >> handicap what you think happened in either scenario if president obama is reelected or if governor romney is elected. >> i think in both cases there is a better than even chance we will go over the cliff. i think if president romney gets elected he will say i
. >>> the outcomes of the races will go a long way in deciding whether the u.s. economy hits the fiscal cliff or goes off the edge and whether buernanke will be leading the federal reserve. joining us is marty feldstein. thank you very much for joining us this evening. >> nice to be with you this evening. >> we have a lot of questions. the fiscal cliff. if we go over the fiscal cliff, if there is not an agreement before january 1 what does that mean for the economy?...
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the top five google shopping queries in the u.s. include laptop, nexus 7, amazon, ebay and walmart come in at number nine and ten. two searches spiked over the last 24 hours. "assassins creed 3." and it's o only going to go up from here. scott? >> thanks so much. what do you make of the fact we can throw up a number of different retailers today and you're going to see retailers are getting killed. >> all of those online shopping figures are as a result of people shopping for discounts online. they're not benefitting the stores, cyber monday's actually not a real thing because they had the discounts up online on thursday night and friday morning. the whole sector that's the s&p retail, that's locked in the down trend since the first week of september. and quite frankly, it's just not a positive thing. i don't know why anyone would want to speculate in this group as a whole. you've got to be really specific if you want to play retail. >> you were specific last week on tjx. >> i was, and got out of half the position today. the stock sh
the top five google shopping queries in the u.s. include laptop, nexus 7, amazon, ebay and walmart come in at number nine and ten. two searches spiked over the last 24 hours. "assassins creed 3." and it's o only going to go up from here. scott? >> thanks so much. what do you make of the fact we can throw up a number of different retailers today and you're going to see retailers are getting killed. >> all of those online shopping figures are as a result of people shopping...